(19)
(11) EP 2 458 500 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/22

(21) Application number: 11007332.7

(22) Date of filing: 08.09.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 9/445(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 30.11.2010 US 956481

(71) Applicant: SAP AG
69190 Walldorf (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kemmler, Andreas
    69190 Walldorf (DE)
  • Kamenz, Torsten
    69190 Walldorf (DE)

(74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte 
Grafinger Straße 2
81671 München
81671 München (DE)

   


(54) System and method for updating and testing modular business applications


(57) A tailored add-on component for a released software product having internal and released development objects. The released development objects are designed for external use, such as end-user customization. The internal development objects are designed for use within the released software product, with no access from outside components. The tailored add-on component adds a functional application that makes calls to both released and internal objects. Access to internal objects is made while maintaining stability by confining internal object calls to a single adaptation component within the add-on, while also implementing an interface for the objects of the software product that are used by the add-on. The interface includes a function to freeze objects that are in the interface, and a set of automatic test components to identify changes in the objects that are in the interface.







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